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.The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms
.The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms
Some are born mad. Some remain so.
Some are born mad. Some remain so.
It shall be so.
Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.
It shall be so.
Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.
For those whom God to ruin has designed
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
For those whom God to ruin has designed
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
O, hark! what mean those yells and cries?
His chain some furious madman breaks;
He comes--I see read more
O, hark! what mean those yells and cries?
His chain some furious madman breaks;
He comes--I see his glaring eyes:
Now, now, my dungeon grate he shakes.
Help! Help! He's gone!--O fearful woe,
Such screams to hear, such sights to see!
My brain, my brain,--I know, I know
I am not mad but soon shall be.
No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.
No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.
In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.
In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.
My dear Sir, take any road, you can't go amiss. The whole state
is one vast insane asylum.
My dear Sir, take any road, you can't go amiss. The whole state
is one vast insane asylum.
The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.
The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.
